Konstantin Simonov

Konstantin Simonov
Simonov in Berlin in 1967
Born	28 November [O.S. 15 November] 1915[1] Petrograd, Russian Empire[1]
Died	28 August 1979(1979-08-28) (aged 63)[2] Moscow, Soviet Union
Occupation	War poet, novelist, playwright, war correspondent
Nationality	Russian
Notable works	"Wait for Me" The Living and the Dead
Spouse	Valentina Serova (1943–1957)
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Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov, born Kirill Mikhailovich Simonov (Russian: Константи́н Миха́йлович Си́монов, 28 November [O.S. 15 November] 1915 – 28 August 1979), was a Soviet author, war poet, playwright and wartime correspondent, arguably most famous for his 1941 poem "Wait for Me".